CVE-2022-50451

fs/ntfs3: Fix memory leak on ntfs_fill_super() error path

Published Oct 1, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

fs/ntfs3: Fix memory leak on ntfs_fill_super() error path

syzbot reported kmemleak as below:

BUG: memory leak
unreferenced object 0xffff8880122f1540 (size 32):
comm "a.out", pid 6664, jiffies 4294939771 (age 25.500s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ed ff ed ff 00 00 00 00 ................
backtrace:
[<ffffffff81b16052>] ntfs_init_fs_context+0x22/0x1c0
[<ffffffff8164aaa7>] alloc_fs_context+0x217/0x430
[<ffffffff81626dd4>] path_mount+0x704/0x1080
[<ffffffff81627e7c>] __x64_sys_mount+0x18c/0x1d0
[<ffffffff84593e14>] do_syscall_64+0x34/0xb0
[<ffffffff84600087>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd

This patch fixes this issue by freeing mount options on error path of
ntfs_fill_super().

Analysis

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-401
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Fix memory leak on ntfs_fill_super() error path syzbot reported kmemleak as below: BUG: memory leak unreferenced object 0xffff8880122f1540 (size 32): comm "a.out", pid 6664, jiffies 4294939771 (age 25.500s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ed ff ed ff 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace: [<ffffffff81b16052>] ntfs_init_fs_context+0x22/0x1c0 [<ffffffff8164aaa7>] alloc_fs_context+0x217/0x430 [<ffffffff81626dd4>] path_mount+0x704/0x1080 [<ffffffff81627e7c>] __x64_sys_mount+0x18c/0x1d0 [<ffffffff84593e14>] do_syscall_64+0x34/0xb0 [<ffffffff84600087>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd This patch fixes this issue by freeing mount options on error path of ntfs_fill_super().
Title fs/ntfs3: Fix memory leak on ntfs_fill_super() error path
References
Weaknesses
  • CWE-401

    Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
Aug 15, 2026, 12:23 PM
Reserved
Sep 17, 2025, 2:53 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 1, 2025, 12:15 PM
Modified
Aug 15, 2026, 1:17 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 1, 2025, 12:00 AM